Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2018 8:08:44 GMT -5
Final moments of the Triple threat match at XHF Supremacy between FWA Champion Lethe vs Dylan Black vs Bruce McClain
Bruce gets up on the ropes and goes for a diving lariat but lands on his leg and then its buckled. Dylan goes in and clips Bruce McClane's leg as Lethe looks at her opponents Dylan turns around and Bruce goes for a kick to the gut but Dylan grabs his Leg and Bruce attempts to go for an enziguri but Dylan Black ducks and instead locks on the STF!!! In the middle of the ring, Bruce McClane is screaming in pain. Lethe eventually breaks up the submission. Lethe then throws Dylan to the outside of the ring. Dylan falls on his knee and seems to be favoring the knee. Lethe picks Bruce and then goes for a DDT but Bruce somehow manages in the last ditch effort nails a superkick to Lethe which sends her to the ground. Bruce then goes for the cover but Duke Kosloff picks up the steel chair from earlier and then nails Bruce in the back and then repeatedly nails him with chairs before tossing him over the ropes. Lethe starts to stir and then gets up and looks at Duke kosloff. Dylan then gets on the apron and then awaits for Lethe to turn around Dylan goes for a Slingshot Clothesline over the apron but Lethe side swipes Dylan who lands on that injured knee. Lethe sweeps in and nails a Dragon Screw then Lethe locks in a Sharpshooter in the center of the ring. Duke Kosloff then rings the bell instantly and calls for the bell!!
Ding... Ding... Ding...!!!
Mika Vladimir: "Here is your winner and STILL FWA HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION LETHE!!!"
Lethe stands in the center of the ring celebrating the win looking on at the special referee and current FWA owner as Duke Kosloff rips off the referee shirt and yells something at her.
Alexander Socrates: What a match despite the fact that the boss screwed Dylan Black, out of The Championship
Nikkoli Putski: Wasn’t much of a match to me because of that screw job. Not only should Dylan be pissed but Bruce should also be pissed.
Alexander Socrates: I am not sure why Duke would even do something like this I guess time will tell and what will repercussions be for Duke Kosloff doing this? Was Lethe in on this? Or was this Duke just doing what is best for business?
Nikkoli Putski: Too many unanswered questions. We will have to wait and see in the near future.But what the hell did 'The Soviet Monster' mean when he yelled SOVIET CHAOS at Lethe?
Alexander Socrates: I'm not a hundred percent sure Nikkoli, but I think I have an idea.
Cameras point to the ring where Duke Kosloff is leaving the ring and going up the ramp as Dylan Black looks on with angry look on his face
Lethe is the last to leave the ring, as she holds the belt up high, but she isn’t happy, she shrugs her shoulder as an indication that she doesn’t know what happen as she keeps shaking her head, as she hears the cheers with a splatting of boos.
She walks up the ramp to the back still wincing from the sledgehammer shots from Dylan Black, as she walks though the curtain there is are angry words coming from Dylan Black as he’s looking for Duke Kosolff.
“God, I don’t want any trouble” mutters Lethe to herself as she walks away from the commotion “What the hell happened, did Dylan tap? Did Duke really screw over Dylan? And why was Duke shouting Soviet Chaos at me”
Lethe looks up as she sees the group of reporters in-between her and her dressing room
“Shit, I don’t want any questions from them right now, hell I don’t know what happened. I’m sore and in pain and I don’t want to deal with them right now”
As she walks towards her dressing room, one of the reporter’s notices Lethe
“Hey, its Lethe” shouts one of the reporters, as soon them are swarmed around Lethe with all sort of recording devices
“Are you one of Duke’s Girls?”
“Why did Duke help you”
“Has Duke been protecting you the whole time?”
“Why….”
Lethe starts to block out the question, and forces her way toward her dressing room door, as sense of relief goes over her as she places her hand on the door handle
“hey what the hell was that?” comes a yell
Instantly Lethe recognizes the voice as Jackson Grace, as she takes a deep breath and turns around
“How long has this been going on?! “Shout Grace with a tone of anger in this voice
“How long has what been going on? “Questions Lethe
“This partnership you seem to have with Kosloff!” Remarks Grace with an intense look in this eyes
“Come on, you think I was in on all of that?” Answers Lethe with a puzzled look on her face
“That's what they all say! I'm innocent, I swear! “ Mocks Grace
Lethe starts to feel the anger building inside of her, as she is being accused of something she didn’t know about
“Jackson, I am! I didn't know any of that was going to go down! “ as Lethe tone start to change to a slightly more pissed off and anger
“You know when I first saw you in that locker room back at the first episode of Coldwars, I felt bad for you. A little lost girl, looking scared in a land of giants. I wanted to be the guy to look out for you. Yet now it seems that you're only interested in looking out for yourself!” replies Grace
“You're right there! I do look out for myself! I woke up not knowing who my friends are, my enemies and I didn't even know who I am! So to stand here and be insulted by the likes of you is ridiculous!” as she points at Grace
Lethe shakes her head in disappointment of the views of Jackson Grace and turns around to go into her dressing room, as she partly opens the door suddenly its slammed shut as Grace pushes the door shut and leans his hand against the door to step Lethe entering
Lethe turns around with an intense look in her eyes, she is pissed and sore, and gets into the face of Jackson Grace
“Now I'm going to say this calmly and quietly so these guys don't think something is going on....Get out of my way!”
“Or what....you're going to get big, bad Mr Kosloff to move me? That's what you do now, right? Get him to do your dirty work?” with a mocking tone Jackson Grace replies
Lethe can feel the rage building within her
“I'm not having this conversation with you. Maybe I'd take you more seriously if you weren't a joke of an old man who thought he could actually beat me! You're just angry because all of the fuss and the "FEATURING JACKSON GRACE" has died down. Now all the hype has died and you lost your title....to me may I add...You're just an old man trying to hang in a young mans game!”
Lethe pushes Graces hand away from the door, and opens her dressing room door, but suddenly pain from her head as her hair is being pulled forcing her backwards, she is suddenly span around and hip toss to the performers refreshment table, she lands just knocking the table as a couple of cups of water topple and the cold-water lands on Lethe, as the water pours down her face
Lethe swipes off the water from her brow and stand up, but she is still in pain from the triple threat match, but she is ready not to back down, Jackson comes towards Lethe and picks her up, an anger Lethe takes a swing at Jackson however her feet slip on the slippery surface due to the water on the floor and misses Jackson, Jackson delivers 3 jabs to Lethe’s Face and then picks her up and puts her through the refreshment table, as Lethe lies there, covered in assortment of drink, Jackson comes over and delivers a couple of stomps to her mid-section and walks away, Lethe lies there for a few moments, her body aching in pain, the drink all over her body has not cooled her anger, suddenly a collection of backstage staff are around Lethe including a doctor, slowly Lethe is helped up
“I think I better give you are check up Lethe” remark the Doctor with a concerned look upon his face
Lethe simply shakes her head, “No Doc I’m alright just can you help me to my dressing room”
“No Lethe I insist I need to check you out, you seem to be in some pain considering the match you just had and being put though a table”
Lethe takes a couple of breaths and winces in pain with each breath, she looks up at the doctor, and half smiles and nods her head “Ok Doc”
Lethe is helped toward the first aid room, by a couple of the backroom stage, as Lethe enters the first aid room, floods of memories start to hit Lethe as she seems to be in a daze as her attention is focused on her time she spent in the hospital, recovering and trying to figure out who she was, suddenly she was snapped back to the present as the voice of the Doctor asks “Lethe, Lethe can you please raise your arms”
Lethe looks directly at the doctor and does as she is told and raises her arms, carefully the doctor feels around the ribs area, occasionally prodding the area, as he does occasionally Lethe grimace in pain. The Doctor continues to examine Lethe fully to find out the extent of her injuries
“Certainly, a strange thing for your tag team partner to do” as the Doctor is making small talk with Lethe
“Tag team partner, what tag team partner?” questions Lethe
“Oh you didn’t know, it was announced that Grace and yourself would be facing the Darkness in a non-title match, however if you win you would gain the Tag team title shot at the ppv” remarks the doctors who is still examining Lethe back and ribs
“Me and Grace a tag team, he just put me though a table, and he’s my tag team partner” still in shock at the news Lethe tries to understand what she had been told
“Oh I thought you knew Lethe, I’m sorry for surprising you with that news” as feeling a little guilty the doctor remarks
“Its ok Doc I would have found out soon enough, but what’s the news about my ribs?” enquires Lethe
“Well I got good and bad news, first thing your ribs aren’t broken that the good news, however they are bruised, and they are going to need some time to recover” explains the doctor
“How long are we talking about?” asks Lethe looking a little concerned
“probably 3-6 weeks, if you rest and no physical excise, and stay out of the ring until you are fully healed” remarks the doctor
“Well the next event is in 3 weeks, so in theory I would be alright to fight then” ask Lethe
“that depends on you, next couple of days put ice on your ribs and take plenty of rest and you should be fine” answers the Doctor
Lethe smiles and nods her head “Thanks Doc” as she careful stand up from the chair and gingerly walks out the door, she notices the reporters are focusing on someone else, as she slips into the shadows and slowly makes her way to her dressing room
Lethe opens her dressing room, its quiet and still and she smiles for at last she has time for reflection, she walk to the shower and turns the shower on as she watches the steam of rain fall to the floor of the shower, she starts to slowly take off her wrestling outfit off and sits in the middle of the shower with her head down, as the cold water bounces of the naked body of Lethe, Lethe just sits there, not moving not talking, not doing anything but sitting on the floor of the shower, then suddenly she beings to cry, as the tears flow from her eyes, but the shower is masking the tears, but the release of everything that has happen to Lethe is no longer corked in the bottle, the cork has popped and so have the emotions of Lethe, she sits and cries and mutters “I didn’t do anything wrong”
COUPLE DAYS LATER
Its 1am in the morning, and Lethe is sitting in a booth at Tally Ho, with a plate of bacon cheese fries and a strawberry milkshake in front of her
“Hey, I know its early but thanks for coming, I don’t know who else I could trust” as Lethe looks up from her plate of fries to look in front of herself
“Gee Kid you know its freaking 1 o’clock in the freaking morning, you should be in frigging bed…hell I should be in bed as well” as a pair of hands cup a hot black cup of coffee
“But chaos did say that if I need someone to talk to and he's not around to call you” an apologetic Lethe tries to explain
“Dam that chaos, you know he’s going to be the death of me one day, hell probably both of you will be the death of me” as the Irish twang comes out strong
Lethe giggles a little, but slightly get a small twine of pain when she does
Trainer Bob smiles and nods his head as he sees the pain that Lethe is in “Ok kid, what’s on your mind, but I got to ask you something first, what the hell do I call you, are you still Phobia or Lethe or even Emerald I cant keep calling you kid or can I?”
Lethe takes a bite out of her bacon cheese fries and thinks for a second “Well only chaos calls me kid, but I guess that everyone knows me as Lethe now, and I’m kinda getting used to being known as Lethe”
“SO Lethe, what’s up?” smiles Trainer bob
“people thinks that Duke Koloff is the only reason why I’m successful, they think he’s been helping me, and I don’t know how to response to those accusations” the tone of Lethe voice is one of concern as she takes another slip of milkshake
“Look here Lethe, you got remember who you are and what business you are in , I mean there is something about you from the first time I met you, I could tell that you had this heart and drive that when you was on, you was dam hard to stop, the trouble is you have forgotten who you was, your instincts are still there, however your wrestling brain is still misfiring at times”
“My wrestling brain” as a little smile comes across the face of Lethe as she mentions those words
“You got to think, so far no one has found the answer to beating you, but if you can’t beat someone physically, then maybe the mental route is the best to take, just look at the action of Duke has given that ripple effect, and you are suffering the after-effects”
“Yeah, I’m suffering all right, but why did Duke shout Soviet chaos to me?”
“I don’t know, maybe he wanted to stir the pot before he left, maybe it was a dig at Chaos Kid, by causing trouble with someone that is connected with him, I mean soviet Chaos wasn’t the smoothest tag team ever, I mean there was so much tension between them you knew they were going to explode just didn’t know when, but whatever the reason he’s caused trouble and distrust for you”
“So, what now, I mean I know that Dylan Black and Jackson Grace don’t believe me when I tell that I had nothing to do with Duke, just look how Grace reacted, he put me through a table just because he thought Duke and myself were working together”
Trainer Bob takes a couple of slip of his coffee
“Look Lethe, Grace was a jerk for doing what he did to you backstage, we all know you got beef you settle it in the ring, not this backstage attack piece of crap, I think this guy is listening to too many people instead of using his fucking head, and using some freaking common sense, the next couple of weeks is probably going to be a little tough, there will be people that think you and Duke are some how connected, then again there are some people that think the world is flat, and that the moon landing was faked, so all you have to do Lethe is walk talk, keep your head up, and if they don’t believe you then fuck em”
Lethe listens to Trainer Bob words of advice as she puts a couple of fries in her mouth, suddenly her phone begins to beep, she takes it out of her small black handbag, and press a couple of buttons to unlock it and read the message
“Oh My god, there is some breaking RWA news, my match has been changed, I’m no longer tagging with Jackson Grace, instead he’s facing Dylan Black in a number one contender match and I’m facing Steve Dackle in a non title match” remarks Lethe with a smile
“That’s a relief, kind of take you out of an awkward situation as you are no longer tagging with Grace and now you don’t have to worry about Dylan Black all you have to do is be concerned about Steve Dackle” remarks Trainer Bob
“I know the Dackle is a co holder of the tag team title, but I would be happy to face anyone else instead of having to deal with Grace and Black right now, I just want to get back in that ring” as Lethe takes a deep breath of relief but still feeling the injures at the same time
“You know that you will need to be careful in that ring, you need to use your head, and not your heart, you got to protect those damaged ribs, and don’t worry about what anyone else is saying about you, you step in that ring, and leave everything outside of the ring and show the world who you are” as trainer Bob poke the table as he speaks
“Show the world who I am” laughs Lethe
“Dam I’m been spending the last couple of months finding who the heck I am, and I’m still a little lost, seems like something crops up to surprise the heck out of me, hell just before Supremacy Chaos Kid showed me this picture of me”
Lethe stands up and takes a picture out of her hand bag and places it in front of Trainer Bob
Trainer Bob takes the picture and looks at it and laughs, (the picture was a promotion picture of a bald-headed Phobia wearing black leather)
“God that brings back some memories, You and CK first break in the business, dam you two were on fire, there was that chemistry between you two that was instant gold, you have been new to the business, but you soaked everything up like a sponge. And you, you was something else” laughs Trainer Bob
“I was?” a confused Lethe replies
“You scared a lot of people. Trust me Lethe, you as Phobia was something no one had seen before, you was something else, but to be honest your evolution to Lethe is good in a way, you are more level headed, not the loose cannon I had to deal with, but you wasn’t alone in the ring, you always had company when you was keeping an eye of chaos Kid matches”
“Company?”
“Oh yeah, you mean Chaos didn’t mention that you took a Sid to ringside with you as well as someone else”
“Sid, who the freak is Sid?” questions Lethe
Trainer Bob laughs as he takes a slip of coffee, as he watches the confusion in Lethe Face
“Sid was your snake, you took this ugly son of a bitch snake to ringside and trust me a lot of the guy was shit scared of that snake and would certain keep the distance from you, and you worked that snake like a charm”
Lethe faces drops as she hears the word “snake”
“Me and a freaking snake you shitting me, cause if you are that a dam cruel joke to play on someone like me”
“No shit you and the snake were the real deal”
Trainer Bob giggles at the blank look at Lethe face
"Trust me Lethe, you have dealt with a lot worse that some playground chatter, screw whatever one thinks of you, because at the end of the day you know the truth, we all know that Duke is a fucking asshole, just ask Chaos and trust me he will tell you all about was a jerk he is. Now you got to make this statement against Steve Dackle, you got to go in that ring with your fucking head high and show to the whole world that you are the innocent party in all this, the most important thing is that anger can be the enemy but a focused anger is one serious motherfucking problem for anyone facing you. I know you are sitting opposite me as Lethe, but even though you still don’t believe it, the spirit of Phobia is alive somewhere deep inside of you, and I wont be surprised that one day, she will appear and god help us all when she does”
Trainer bob drinks up the rest of his coffee
Lethe sits stunned at what Trainer Bob has just said “Do you think I will really turn back into her?” as she points to the picture of Phobia
“Lethe weather you like it or not, this is you dialled way up, you might deny the fact, but one day everything that you have lost inside your head will return I’m sure of it, and then you will probably more questions that you have at the moment, but on the flip side you will have a lot of answer. You might want to keep Phobia in the past and Lethe in the present but the future is something that is going to be really interesting for you. I’ve seen wrestlers come and go, all kinds of gimmick and styles, but you are something special, and hopefully you will remember why but until then keep on kicking FWA roster asses”
“its RWA now” corrects Lethe
“FWA, RWA, AAA, ABC who give the shit what the fed is called, just get in that ring and make me proud, and don’t lets anyone make you feel that you don’t belong, don’t let anyone make you feel less that you really are, you are the freaking undefeated world champion Lethe, the pocket rocket, the living stick of dynamite, no more hiding in café in the early hours of the morning avoid people cause that is what you are doing Lethe, head up and kick Dackle freaking ass, and leave that ring with your dam head high”
Lethe looks at Trainer Bob and smile as Lethe can tell that is passionate with his word of advice and she finishes off her milkshake
“Ok Bob, head up high, I promise, no more hiding, thank you I think I needed this chat”
“anytime Lethe, just try to make it when the sun is up next time” laughs Trainer Bob
Bruce gets up on the ropes and goes for a diving lariat but lands on his leg and then its buckled. Dylan goes in and clips Bruce McClane's leg as Lethe looks at her opponents Dylan turns around and Bruce goes for a kick to the gut but Dylan grabs his Leg and Bruce attempts to go for an enziguri but Dylan Black ducks and instead locks on the STF!!! In the middle of the ring, Bruce McClane is screaming in pain. Lethe eventually breaks up the submission. Lethe then throws Dylan to the outside of the ring. Dylan falls on his knee and seems to be favoring the knee. Lethe picks Bruce and then goes for a DDT but Bruce somehow manages in the last ditch effort nails a superkick to Lethe which sends her to the ground. Bruce then goes for the cover but Duke Kosloff picks up the steel chair from earlier and then nails Bruce in the back and then repeatedly nails him with chairs before tossing him over the ropes. Lethe starts to stir and then gets up and looks at Duke kosloff. Dylan then gets on the apron and then awaits for Lethe to turn around Dylan goes for a Slingshot Clothesline over the apron but Lethe side swipes Dylan who lands on that injured knee. Lethe sweeps in and nails a Dragon Screw then Lethe locks in a Sharpshooter in the center of the ring. Duke Kosloff then rings the bell instantly and calls for the bell!!
Ding... Ding... Ding...!!!
Mika Vladimir: "Here is your winner and STILL FWA HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION LETHE!!!"
Lethe stands in the center of the ring celebrating the win looking on at the special referee and current FWA owner as Duke Kosloff rips off the referee shirt and yells something at her.
Alexander Socrates: What a match despite the fact that the boss screwed Dylan Black, out of The Championship
Nikkoli Putski: Wasn’t much of a match to me because of that screw job. Not only should Dylan be pissed but Bruce should also be pissed.
Alexander Socrates: I am not sure why Duke would even do something like this I guess time will tell and what will repercussions be for Duke Kosloff doing this? Was Lethe in on this? Or was this Duke just doing what is best for business?
Nikkoli Putski: Too many unanswered questions. We will have to wait and see in the near future.But what the hell did 'The Soviet Monster' mean when he yelled SOVIET CHAOS at Lethe?
Alexander Socrates: I'm not a hundred percent sure Nikkoli, but I think I have an idea.
Cameras point to the ring where Duke Kosloff is leaving the ring and going up the ramp as Dylan Black looks on with angry look on his face
Lethe is the last to leave the ring, as she holds the belt up high, but she isn’t happy, she shrugs her shoulder as an indication that she doesn’t know what happen as she keeps shaking her head, as she hears the cheers with a splatting of boos.
She walks up the ramp to the back still wincing from the sledgehammer shots from Dylan Black, as she walks though the curtain there is are angry words coming from Dylan Black as he’s looking for Duke Kosolff.
“God, I don’t want any trouble” mutters Lethe to herself as she walks away from the commotion “What the hell happened, did Dylan tap? Did Duke really screw over Dylan? And why was Duke shouting Soviet Chaos at me”
Lethe looks up as she sees the group of reporters in-between her and her dressing room
“Shit, I don’t want any questions from them right now, hell I don’t know what happened. I’m sore and in pain and I don’t want to deal with them right now”
As she walks towards her dressing room, one of the reporter’s notices Lethe
“Hey, its Lethe” shouts one of the reporters, as soon them are swarmed around Lethe with all sort of recording devices
“Are you one of Duke’s Girls?”
“Why did Duke help you”
“Has Duke been protecting you the whole time?”
“Why….”
Lethe starts to block out the question, and forces her way toward her dressing room door, as sense of relief goes over her as she places her hand on the door handle
“hey what the hell was that?” comes a yell
Instantly Lethe recognizes the voice as Jackson Grace, as she takes a deep breath and turns around
“How long has this been going on?! “Shout Grace with a tone of anger in this voice
“How long has what been going on? “Questions Lethe
“This partnership you seem to have with Kosloff!” Remarks Grace with an intense look in this eyes
“Come on, you think I was in on all of that?” Answers Lethe with a puzzled look on her face
“That's what they all say! I'm innocent, I swear! “ Mocks Grace
Lethe starts to feel the anger building inside of her, as she is being accused of something she didn’t know about
“Jackson, I am! I didn't know any of that was going to go down! “ as Lethe tone start to change to a slightly more pissed off and anger
“You know when I first saw you in that locker room back at the first episode of Coldwars, I felt bad for you. A little lost girl, looking scared in a land of giants. I wanted to be the guy to look out for you. Yet now it seems that you're only interested in looking out for yourself!” replies Grace
“You're right there! I do look out for myself! I woke up not knowing who my friends are, my enemies and I didn't even know who I am! So to stand here and be insulted by the likes of you is ridiculous!” as she points at Grace
Lethe shakes her head in disappointment of the views of Jackson Grace and turns around to go into her dressing room, as she partly opens the door suddenly its slammed shut as Grace pushes the door shut and leans his hand against the door to step Lethe entering
Lethe turns around with an intense look in her eyes, she is pissed and sore, and gets into the face of Jackson Grace
“Now I'm going to say this calmly and quietly so these guys don't think something is going on....Get out of my way!”
“Or what....you're going to get big, bad Mr Kosloff to move me? That's what you do now, right? Get him to do your dirty work?” with a mocking tone Jackson Grace replies
Lethe can feel the rage building within her
“I'm not having this conversation with you. Maybe I'd take you more seriously if you weren't a joke of an old man who thought he could actually beat me! You're just angry because all of the fuss and the "FEATURING JACKSON GRACE" has died down. Now all the hype has died and you lost your title....to me may I add...You're just an old man trying to hang in a young mans game!”
Lethe pushes Graces hand away from the door, and opens her dressing room door, but suddenly pain from her head as her hair is being pulled forcing her backwards, she is suddenly span around and hip toss to the performers refreshment table, she lands just knocking the table as a couple of cups of water topple and the cold-water lands on Lethe, as the water pours down her face
Lethe swipes off the water from her brow and stand up, but she is still in pain from the triple threat match, but she is ready not to back down, Jackson comes towards Lethe and picks her up, an anger Lethe takes a swing at Jackson however her feet slip on the slippery surface due to the water on the floor and misses Jackson, Jackson delivers 3 jabs to Lethe’s Face and then picks her up and puts her through the refreshment table, as Lethe lies there, covered in assortment of drink, Jackson comes over and delivers a couple of stomps to her mid-section and walks away, Lethe lies there for a few moments, her body aching in pain, the drink all over her body has not cooled her anger, suddenly a collection of backstage staff are around Lethe including a doctor, slowly Lethe is helped up
“I think I better give you are check up Lethe” remark the Doctor with a concerned look upon his face
Lethe simply shakes her head, “No Doc I’m alright just can you help me to my dressing room”
“No Lethe I insist I need to check you out, you seem to be in some pain considering the match you just had and being put though a table”
Lethe takes a couple of breaths and winces in pain with each breath, she looks up at the doctor, and half smiles and nods her head “Ok Doc”
Lethe is helped toward the first aid room, by a couple of the backroom stage, as Lethe enters the first aid room, floods of memories start to hit Lethe as she seems to be in a daze as her attention is focused on her time she spent in the hospital, recovering and trying to figure out who she was, suddenly she was snapped back to the present as the voice of the Doctor asks “Lethe, Lethe can you please raise your arms”
Lethe looks directly at the doctor and does as she is told and raises her arms, carefully the doctor feels around the ribs area, occasionally prodding the area, as he does occasionally Lethe grimace in pain. The Doctor continues to examine Lethe fully to find out the extent of her injuries
“Certainly, a strange thing for your tag team partner to do” as the Doctor is making small talk with Lethe
“Tag team partner, what tag team partner?” questions Lethe
“Oh you didn’t know, it was announced that Grace and yourself would be facing the Darkness in a non-title match, however if you win you would gain the Tag team title shot at the ppv” remarks the doctors who is still examining Lethe back and ribs
“Me and Grace a tag team, he just put me though a table, and he’s my tag team partner” still in shock at the news Lethe tries to understand what she had been told
“Oh I thought you knew Lethe, I’m sorry for surprising you with that news” as feeling a little guilty the doctor remarks
“Its ok Doc I would have found out soon enough, but what’s the news about my ribs?” enquires Lethe
“Well I got good and bad news, first thing your ribs aren’t broken that the good news, however they are bruised, and they are going to need some time to recover” explains the doctor
“How long are we talking about?” asks Lethe looking a little concerned
“probably 3-6 weeks, if you rest and no physical excise, and stay out of the ring until you are fully healed” remarks the doctor
“Well the next event is in 3 weeks, so in theory I would be alright to fight then” ask Lethe
“that depends on you, next couple of days put ice on your ribs and take plenty of rest and you should be fine” answers the Doctor
Lethe smiles and nods her head “Thanks Doc” as she careful stand up from the chair and gingerly walks out the door, she notices the reporters are focusing on someone else, as she slips into the shadows and slowly makes her way to her dressing room
Lethe opens her dressing room, its quiet and still and she smiles for at last she has time for reflection, she walk to the shower and turns the shower on as she watches the steam of rain fall to the floor of the shower, she starts to slowly take off her wrestling outfit off and sits in the middle of the shower with her head down, as the cold water bounces of the naked body of Lethe, Lethe just sits there, not moving not talking, not doing anything but sitting on the floor of the shower, then suddenly she beings to cry, as the tears flow from her eyes, but the shower is masking the tears, but the release of everything that has happen to Lethe is no longer corked in the bottle, the cork has popped and so have the emotions of Lethe, she sits and cries and mutters “I didn’t do anything wrong”
COUPLE DAYS LATER
Its 1am in the morning, and Lethe is sitting in a booth at Tally Ho, with a plate of bacon cheese fries and a strawberry milkshake in front of her
“Hey, I know its early but thanks for coming, I don’t know who else I could trust” as Lethe looks up from her plate of fries to look in front of herself
“Gee Kid you know its freaking 1 o’clock in the freaking morning, you should be in frigging bed…hell I should be in bed as well” as a pair of hands cup a hot black cup of coffee
“But chaos did say that if I need someone to talk to and he's not around to call you” an apologetic Lethe tries to explain
“Dam that chaos, you know he’s going to be the death of me one day, hell probably both of you will be the death of me” as the Irish twang comes out strong
Lethe giggles a little, but slightly get a small twine of pain when she does
Trainer Bob smiles and nods his head as he sees the pain that Lethe is in “Ok kid, what’s on your mind, but I got to ask you something first, what the hell do I call you, are you still Phobia or Lethe or even Emerald I cant keep calling you kid or can I?”
Lethe takes a bite out of her bacon cheese fries and thinks for a second “Well only chaos calls me kid, but I guess that everyone knows me as Lethe now, and I’m kinda getting used to being known as Lethe”
“SO Lethe, what’s up?” smiles Trainer bob
“people thinks that Duke Koloff is the only reason why I’m successful, they think he’s been helping me, and I don’t know how to response to those accusations” the tone of Lethe voice is one of concern as she takes another slip of milkshake
“Look here Lethe, you got remember who you are and what business you are in , I mean there is something about you from the first time I met you, I could tell that you had this heart and drive that when you was on, you was dam hard to stop, the trouble is you have forgotten who you was, your instincts are still there, however your wrestling brain is still misfiring at times”
“My wrestling brain” as a little smile comes across the face of Lethe as she mentions those words
“You got to think, so far no one has found the answer to beating you, but if you can’t beat someone physically, then maybe the mental route is the best to take, just look at the action of Duke has given that ripple effect, and you are suffering the after-effects”
“Yeah, I’m suffering all right, but why did Duke shout Soviet chaos to me?”
“I don’t know, maybe he wanted to stir the pot before he left, maybe it was a dig at Chaos Kid, by causing trouble with someone that is connected with him, I mean soviet Chaos wasn’t the smoothest tag team ever, I mean there was so much tension between them you knew they were going to explode just didn’t know when, but whatever the reason he’s caused trouble and distrust for you”
“So, what now, I mean I know that Dylan Black and Jackson Grace don’t believe me when I tell that I had nothing to do with Duke, just look how Grace reacted, he put me through a table just because he thought Duke and myself were working together”
Trainer Bob takes a couple of slip of his coffee
“Look Lethe, Grace was a jerk for doing what he did to you backstage, we all know you got beef you settle it in the ring, not this backstage attack piece of crap, I think this guy is listening to too many people instead of using his fucking head, and using some freaking common sense, the next couple of weeks is probably going to be a little tough, there will be people that think you and Duke are some how connected, then again there are some people that think the world is flat, and that the moon landing was faked, so all you have to do Lethe is walk talk, keep your head up, and if they don’t believe you then fuck em”
Lethe listens to Trainer Bob words of advice as she puts a couple of fries in her mouth, suddenly her phone begins to beep, she takes it out of her small black handbag, and press a couple of buttons to unlock it and read the message
“Oh My god, there is some breaking RWA news, my match has been changed, I’m no longer tagging with Jackson Grace, instead he’s facing Dylan Black in a number one contender match and I’m facing Steve Dackle in a non title match” remarks Lethe with a smile
“That’s a relief, kind of take you out of an awkward situation as you are no longer tagging with Grace and now you don’t have to worry about Dylan Black all you have to do is be concerned about Steve Dackle” remarks Trainer Bob
“I know the Dackle is a co holder of the tag team title, but I would be happy to face anyone else instead of having to deal with Grace and Black right now, I just want to get back in that ring” as Lethe takes a deep breath of relief but still feeling the injures at the same time
“You know that you will need to be careful in that ring, you need to use your head, and not your heart, you got to protect those damaged ribs, and don’t worry about what anyone else is saying about you, you step in that ring, and leave everything outside of the ring and show the world who you are” as trainer Bob poke the table as he speaks
“Show the world who I am” laughs Lethe
“Dam I’m been spending the last couple of months finding who the heck I am, and I’m still a little lost, seems like something crops up to surprise the heck out of me, hell just before Supremacy Chaos Kid showed me this picture of me”
Lethe stands up and takes a picture out of her hand bag and places it in front of Trainer Bob
Trainer Bob takes the picture and looks at it and laughs, (the picture was a promotion picture of a bald-headed Phobia wearing black leather)
“God that brings back some memories, You and CK first break in the business, dam you two were on fire, there was that chemistry between you two that was instant gold, you have been new to the business, but you soaked everything up like a sponge. And you, you was something else” laughs Trainer Bob
“I was?” a confused Lethe replies
“You scared a lot of people. Trust me Lethe, you as Phobia was something no one had seen before, you was something else, but to be honest your evolution to Lethe is good in a way, you are more level headed, not the loose cannon I had to deal with, but you wasn’t alone in the ring, you always had company when you was keeping an eye of chaos Kid matches”
“Company?”
“Oh yeah, you mean Chaos didn’t mention that you took a Sid to ringside with you as well as someone else”
“Sid, who the freak is Sid?” questions Lethe
Trainer Bob laughs as he takes a slip of coffee, as he watches the confusion in Lethe Face
“Sid was your snake, you took this ugly son of a bitch snake to ringside and trust me a lot of the guy was shit scared of that snake and would certain keep the distance from you, and you worked that snake like a charm”
Lethe faces drops as she hears the word “snake”
“Me and a freaking snake you shitting me, cause if you are that a dam cruel joke to play on someone like me”
“No shit you and the snake were the real deal”
Trainer Bob giggles at the blank look at Lethe face
"Trust me Lethe, you have dealt with a lot worse that some playground chatter, screw whatever one thinks of you, because at the end of the day you know the truth, we all know that Duke is a fucking asshole, just ask Chaos and trust me he will tell you all about was a jerk he is. Now you got to make this statement against Steve Dackle, you got to go in that ring with your fucking head high and show to the whole world that you are the innocent party in all this, the most important thing is that anger can be the enemy but a focused anger is one serious motherfucking problem for anyone facing you. I know you are sitting opposite me as Lethe, but even though you still don’t believe it, the spirit of Phobia is alive somewhere deep inside of you, and I wont be surprised that one day, she will appear and god help us all when she does”
Trainer bob drinks up the rest of his coffee
Lethe sits stunned at what Trainer Bob has just said “Do you think I will really turn back into her?” as she points to the picture of Phobia
“Lethe weather you like it or not, this is you dialled way up, you might deny the fact, but one day everything that you have lost inside your head will return I’m sure of it, and then you will probably more questions that you have at the moment, but on the flip side you will have a lot of answer. You might want to keep Phobia in the past and Lethe in the present but the future is something that is going to be really interesting for you. I’ve seen wrestlers come and go, all kinds of gimmick and styles, but you are something special, and hopefully you will remember why but until then keep on kicking FWA roster asses”
“its RWA now” corrects Lethe
“FWA, RWA, AAA, ABC who give the shit what the fed is called, just get in that ring and make me proud, and don’t lets anyone make you feel that you don’t belong, don’t let anyone make you feel less that you really are, you are the freaking undefeated world champion Lethe, the pocket rocket, the living stick of dynamite, no more hiding in café in the early hours of the morning avoid people cause that is what you are doing Lethe, head up and kick Dackle freaking ass, and leave that ring with your dam head high”
Lethe looks at Trainer Bob and smile as Lethe can tell that is passionate with his word of advice and she finishes off her milkshake
“Ok Bob, head up high, I promise, no more hiding, thank you I think I needed this chat”
“anytime Lethe, just try to make it when the sun is up next time” laughs Trainer Bob